Apex Legends introduces wall-running in upcoming LTM

Ever since Apex Legends took the free-to-place space by storm, the team at Respawn Entertainment have been kept busy maintaining and updating the battle royale shooter with new modes, mechanics and more. While the much-requested Titanfall 3 may never come to pass, those yearning for more of that franchise’s movement tech can look forward to Apex’s Galactic Games Event – introducing wall running for a limited time.

While Apex Legends shared many of Titanfall’s gameplay elements, gun-feel and physics, the free-to-play battle royale kept things more grounded due to its lack of any wall-running mechanics.

Finally however, EA / Respawn have now detailed Apex Legends’ upcoming and game-changing Galactic Games Event, writing: “Welcome to the Galactic Games, Legends! Consider this your invitation to three weeks of wild times in the Outlands. Wildcard has been updated with a new, aptly named, Wild Card mechanic—giving you a chance to change the tides with new craftables and limited-time variants for the event.”

While likely to be a fun LTM in and of itself, by far the most interesting and exciting aspect of this mode is the aforementioned ‘wildcard care packages’ – “a new craftable” giving you access to “powerful abilities like wall-running, extra melee knockback, or bonus melee damage.”

In total, there will be 7 different wildcards which you can collect, introducing different game-changing abilities:

• Mad Dash: gain a dash ability
• Recharger: recharge shields while running
• Personal Space: melee knockback is increased
• Hard Hitter: melee damage is increased
• Status Report: reveal enemy locations on knock
• Wall Runner: gain the ability to Wall-Run
• Speedy Charge: Tactical and Ultimate abilities charge faster

Given the sheer number of gameplay-altering mechanics, this won’t feel quite like Titanfall 3. Still, the wall-running aspects of Respawn’s much-loved shooter have been sorely missed, and so it is exciting to see the team experimenting once again with more impactful gameplay alterations.

The Galactic Games LTM will run from the 19th of August until the 9th of September.

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